A visit to the Giles Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Giles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Giles Cemetery:
33.4548, -95.7972
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Giles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Giles Cemetery is located in Delta County<2>.
The county seat for Delta County is located in Cooper. Cooper lies just to the southeast of the Giles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Giles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Giles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Giles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
- Whittenburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whittenburg Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittenburg Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Broyles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Lyday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lyday Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyday Cemetery
- Bourland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bourland Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourland Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- McGalasson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McGalasson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGalasson Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Merrill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- McGlasson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McGlasson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlasson Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Restland Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Restland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Roxton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6337 <5>
- Denton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Ford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Roxton.
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rockyford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6436 <5>
- McFarland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Gough Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Gough Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough Cemetery
- Topping Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Topping Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping Cemetery
- Gaugh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Gaugh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaugh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Giles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Giles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ben Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dial
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Jot-Em-Down
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Roxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ladonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Klondike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enloe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Howland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Honey Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- High
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Silver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Lake Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gadston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Ambia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Brookston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Broadway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Atlas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Windom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Giles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Delta County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Giles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ben Franklin
- Cooper
- Enloe
- Honey Grove
- Ladonia
- Roxton
- Windom
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Giles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Delta County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Giles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1358013 (Giles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1358013 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Delta
- Est. Elev: 164 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pecan Gap
- Location given for Giles Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4548295 Lon: -95.7971851
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Delta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Giles Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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